Patrick WILLERS
Jacques, Serge, Patrice, Hubert WILLENICH
Birth
28/01/1905
Paris 16e
(75 - Seine)
Death
18/05/1976
Paris 7e
(75 - Paris)
71
years old
age at death
Place of burial
Buried in the WILLENICH family funerary chapel in Passy Cemetery, Paris 16th (75 - Paris) - Division 1
Job before the war
Agricultural engineer in Madagascar from 1926 to 1929
Deputy director of the Hauts Plateaux Indochinois Company from 1929 to 1931
Farmer in Morocco from 1932 to 1939
Job after the war
Chairman and CEO of Astran (manufacturer of artificial furs) from 1947 to 1962
In 1956, awarded the Oscar for mid-sized exporter
Commercial director until retirement
France Libre (Free French)
Engagement date :
22/07/1941
Matricule :
1er Bataillon de Fusiliers Marins Commandos
Service duration
Engagement date :
01/03/1944
Release date :
01/05/1946
791
days
Assigned troop
Command
Rank upon leaving the battalion
Captain
Missions
Netherlands Campaign
Raids
Schouwen
Badge(s)
224
Injury(ies)
Decorations and Citations
Decorations
Officier de la Légion d'Honneur
Croix de Guerre 1939-1945 with 3 citations
Médaille de la Résistance Française with Rosette
Médaille des Combattants Volontaires de la Résistance
Officier du Ouissam Alaouite (Morocco)
Citations
Call for Testimonies
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